Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.
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About Vishay Intertechnology
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Vishay Intertechnology was founded in 1962 by Dr. Felix
Zandman, with a loan from his cousin Alfred P. Slaner. The
Company was named after Dr. Zandman’s ancestral village
in Lithuania, in memory of family members who perished
in the Holocaust. The Company’s initial product portfolio
consisted of foil resistors and foil resistance strain gages. In
1985, having grown from a start-up into the world’s leading
manufacturer of these products, the Company began a series
of strategic acquisitions to become a broad-line manufacturer
of electronic components. Today, Vishay Intertechnology
is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of discrete
semiconductors and passive electronic components.
Vishay is very well positioned to provide components for new
macroeconomic growth drivers such as connectivity, mobility,
and sustainability. Through its R&D, engineering, quality
programs, and sales initiatives, it generates a steady stream
of innovative components to enable designers to create new
generations of end products.
As Vishay Intertechnology grew through innovations and
acquisitions, its resistive foil technology products became
non-core businesses. In 2010, Vishay Intertechnology spun
off these non-core businesses into an independent company
listed on the New York Stock Exchange: Vishay Precision
Group (NYSE: VPG).
Diverse Markets
Vishay Intertechnology supports customers in virtually every
major market sector. Vishay components are used every day
in designs around the world, for applications in industrial,
communications, transportation, consumer, medical, and
defense products. Vishay has manufacturing plants in
the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Israel, as well as sales
offices worldwide. Its innovations in technology, successful
acquisition strategy, superior product quality, and “one-stop
shop” service to customers have made the Company a global
industry leader.
Semiconductors
• Low-voltage power MOSFETs
• Power rectifiers
• Infrared components
• TVS avalanche breakdown diodes
Passive Components
• Thin film SMD resistors
• Power inductors and custom magnetics
• Wirewound and other power resistors
• Wet and conformal-coated tantalum
capacitors
• Capacitors for power electronics
• Leaded film resistors
STRATEGIC ACQUISITIONS
MARKET AND
TECHNOLOGY LEADER
In tablets, smartphones, and wearables, Vishay components
support power management, wireless connectivity, display
interface, and touch screen controls, provide protection from
the electrostatic discharge (ESD) that can cause component and
system failure, and perform other functions. Vishay components
are also found in wireless charging devices, mobile payment
systems and other near-field communications systems, servers,
network devices, base stations, solid-state drives, telematics
systems, and other products and systems in our increasingly
interconnected world.
In the area of mobility, to take just one example, Vishay
components support a wide range of functions in electric power
steering, including electromagnetic interference (EMI) filtering,
quiescent current switch-off, three-phase motor switching, current
sensing, and voltage division. Vishay components also are used in
transmission control units, exhaust systems, start-stop systems,
climate controls, braking and safety, lighting, infotainment,
proximity and gesture recognition, and more. In hybrid vehicles,
Vishay components are used in main inverters, high-voltage bus
systems, and energy recuperation. Power capacitors, inductors,
and high-power resistors are used to move high-speed trains,
buses, intralogistic devices, aircraft, ships, and other carriers in
modern infrastructure.
In the area of sustainability, Vishay components are used in the
main inverters, power filters, and pitch and system controls of
wind turbines. Components in wind turbine systems include
high-power semiconductor modules, high-voltage MOSFETs,
power ICs, diodes and rectifiers, optical isolators, shunt resistors,
crowbar resistors, inductors, and power capacitors. Vishay
components are used in solar panels and inverters, and for onpanel power conversion. They are used in smart meters and smart
grids, power transmission and distribution systems, power grid
quality stabilization, oil and gas exploration equipment, energy
harvesting, and more.
2014
Capella Microsystems
Holy Stone Polytech
2013
MCB Industrie
2012
HiRel Systems
2011
Huntington Electric: Resistor businesses
2008
KEMET: Wet tantalum capacitor business
2007
International Rectifier: PCS business
2002
BCcomponents
Beyschlag
2001
General Semiconductor
Infineon: Infrared components business
Mallory (NACC)
Tansitor
2000
Cera-Mite
Electro-Films
Spectrol
1998
Siliconix
Telefunken
1994
Vitramon
1993
Roederstein
1992
Sprague
1988
Sfernice
1987
Draloric
1985
Dale
Vishay Intertechnology Products
Semiconductors
Vishay Intertechnology manufactures several kinds of discrete
semiconductors. These typically perform a single function, such
as switching, amplifying, rectifying, or transmitting electrical
signals. Vishay Intertechnology also manufactures selected ICs,
which combine the functions of multiple components on a single
chip, as well as modules, which include multiple components in
a single package.
Vishay Intertechnology’s semiconductors portfolio includes
MOSFETs (low-voltage, medium-voltage, and highvoltage), ICs (both power and analog), a wide range
of diodes and rectifiers, and many different types of
optoelectronic products.
MOSFETs and ICs
Vishay Siliconix MOSFETs and ICs enable more efficient use of
power and space, enabling improved designs wherever they are
used — in smartphones, cloud computing, automobiles, medical
equipment, consumer electronics, and many other applications.
The Vishay Siliconix portfolio includes discrete power
MOSFETs, power conversion ICs, analog switches, and power
management ICs across a large range of voltages and in many
Semiconductor Brands
Vishay General Semiconductor
Vishay Semiconductors
Vishay Siliconix
Optoelectronics
Vishay Intertechnology’s optoelectronics portfolio
includes infrared receivers used in consumer electronics
for remote control and in industrial applications for
long-range sensing of objects; optocouplers and solidstate relays to optically isolate high-voltage sources
from low-voltage control circuitry found in industrial
applications like motor control loop feedback, control
of valves, and solenoids, and to drive high-voltage
IGBTs and MOSFETS; and infrared emitters for TV
remote controls, automotive adaptive cruise control
and heads-up-displays, smoke detectors, and a host
of industrial applications. The optoelectronics product
portfolio also includes reflective and transmissive optical
sensors to determine the presence or proximity of
objects and for encoding applications; phototransistors
and PIN photodiodes to detect visible and infrared light;
LEDs for a variety of automotive and industrial lighting
applications; and infrared transceivers for wireless data
transfer. Vishay’s growing portfolio of digital output sensors
including ambient light sensors and gesture control sensors has
been strengthened even further by the acquisition of Capella
Microsystems.
Diodes and Rectifiers
Diodes are used in a wide range of electronic systems to
route, switch, and block radio frequency (RF) signals. Vishay
Intertechnology diodes include all types of rectifiers; smallsignal switching, Zener, and PIN diodes; as well as products
for transient voltage suppression (TVS), electrostatic discharge
(ESD) protection, and electromagnetic interference (EMI)
filtering. Rectifiers convert alternating current (AC) into direct
current (DC), a unidirectional current required for operation of
many electronic systems. Vishay Intertechnology rectifiers,
including patented TMBS® and FRED Pt® devices in low-profile
eSMP® packages, save space, reduce power losses, and
improve efficiency in automotive, industrial, telecommunications,
computing, and other applications. TVS product lines
include PAR® devices that offer 185 °C junction temperature
performance and are targeted at automotive applications.
The Vishay Intertechnology diodes and rectifiers portfolio also
includes power modules, which integrate multiple electronic
components. Vishay is a market and technology leader in power
rectifiers and TVS avalanche breakdown diodes.
different package types. Together they
provide customers with the opportunity
to optimize their designs with the right
mix of integration, performance, and
smaller form factors.
In the world of power semiconductors,
advances in silicon and packaging
technology are highly complementary,
and Vishay Siliconix has been
synonymous for decades with excellence in both. Since
introducing the first TrenchFET® power MOSFET more than
20 years ago, Vishay Siliconix has produced generation after
generation of innovative discrete devices, as well as power
ICs that integrate multiple power management and control
functions. Packaging inventions used in all Vishay Siliconix
product lines have enabled ever higher levels of integration,
power density, size optimization, and thermal capabilities that
play a key role in the creation of more competitive, powerful,
and efficient designs.
Passive Components
Passive components from Vishay Intertechnology are used to store
electrical charges, to limit or resist electrical current, and to help
in filtering, surge suppression, measurement, timing, and tuning
applications.
Passive Component Brands
Vishay BCcomponents
Vishay Beyschlag
Vishay Cera-Mite
Vishay Dale
Vishay Dale Thin Film
Vishay Draloric
Vishay Electro-Films
Vishay ESTA
Vishay HiRel Systems
Vishay MCB Industrie
Vishay Milwaukee
Vishay Roederstein
Vishay Sfernice
Vishay Spectrol
Vishay Sprague
Vishay Vitramon
and others…
Resistors
Resistors are used in all electronic circuits to restrict current flow.
Resistive products manufactured by Vishay Intertechnology include
single (discrete) resistors based on thin film, thick film, metal electrode
leadless face (MELF), metal oxide film, plastic film, carbon film,
and wirewound technologies; Power Metal Strip® resistors; battery
management shunts; fuses; and pyrotechnic initiators and igniters.
Vishay Intertechnology manufactures resistor networks and arrays,
in which multiple resistors are combined in a single package. The
Company also manufactures non-linear resistors, which suppress
voltage increases due to temperature and voltage changes, as well
as variable resistors, including potentiometers, trimmers, sensors,
and magnetic encoders. Vishay Intertechnology is a market and
technology leader in many types of resistors.
Vishay Intertechnology innovations include industry-first Power
Metal Strip® resistors for precision current monitoring of sensitive
circuits, such as those in electric power meters, industrial systems,
and automotive electronic controls for engines, transmissions, and
pollution reduction systems. They are ideal for all types of current
sensing, voltage division, and pulse applications. The Power Metal
Strip family includes very high-power versions.
Other innovative resistive products include high-temperature chip
resistor arrays (with operating temperatures of up to 230 °C), watercooled power resistors (with power ratings up to 2500 watts), thermal
fuses for automotive applications, and miniature thick film resistors for
hearing aids and high-frequency probe tips, to name just a few.
Inductors and Other Magnetics
Vishay Intertechnology has a broad line of both standard and
custom inductors and transformers that are used in a wide variety
of applications, from RF signal filtering to DC/DC power conversion.
With an offering that ranges from miniature chip inductors to complex,
multi-terminal devices, Vishay Intertechnology has one of the broadest
standard product lines of any magnetics manufacturer. Vishay
Intertechnology is recognized as a market leader in custom magnetics
used in implantable and external medical devices, instrumentation,
avionics and aerospace controls, industrial equipment, and alternative
energy systems. The acquisition of HiRel Systems in 2012, coupled
with Vishay Dale’s pre-existing custom magnetics product offering, has
resulted in Vishay Intertechnology becoming one of the largest suppliers
of high-reliability custom magnetics in North America.
Vishay Intertechnology innovations include patented IHLP® inductors,
which feature higher frequency operation, higher current ratings, better
temperature stability, and smaller sizes than competing devices. These
inductors are used as energy storage devices for DC/DC converters
and high-current filters for computers, tablets, disc drives, industrial
systems, and automotive applications. The IHLP inductor family is
always expanding and includes composite-coupled inductors designed
for SEPIC DC/DC converters, dual inductors for Class D amplifiers, and
a variety of unique products for today’s power supply and high-current
filter applications.
Vishay Intertechnology also provides wireless charging coils, crystals,
oscillators, specialized coaxial and edgeboard connectors, and specialty
power supplies.
Capacitors
Capacitors are used in almost all electronic circuits to store energy and
discharge it when needed. Applications include power conversion, DClinking, frequency conversion, bypass, decoupling, and filtering.
Types of capacitors manufactured by Vishay Intertechnology include
tantalum (both solid and wet), ceramic (both multilayer chip and
disc), film, power, heavy-current, and aluminum electrolytic. Vishay
Intertechnology capacitors range from tiny surface-mount devices
for hearing aids and mobile devices to large heavy-current capacitors
used in industrial applications. Vishay Intertechnology is a market and
technology leader in wet tantalum and conformal-coated tantalum chip
capacitors, as well as capacitors for power electronics. It is also one of
the largest manufacturers of molded tantalum SMD capacitors.
Vishay Intertechnology innovations include metalized film power
capacitors with the highest RMS current rating for their size in the
industry, non-magnetic multilayer ceramic chip capacitors (MLCCs)
optimized for use in MRI equipment and other end products, MICROTAN®
tantalum capacitors with proprietary multi-array packaging (MAP) that
provides a significant reduction in DC leakage and better stability,
the industry’s first wet tantalum capacitors in true surface-mountable
molded packages for mission-critical applications, ultra-stable QUAD
HIFREQ MLCCs for RF applications, and more.
Product Listing
SEMICONDUCTORS
PASSIVE COMPONENTS
MOSFETs Segment
Resistors and Inductors Segment
MOSFETs
Low-Voltage TrenchFET® Power MOSFETs
Medium-Voltage Power MOSFETs
High-Voltage Planar MOSFETs
High-Voltage Super Junction MOSFETs
Automotive-Grade MOSFETs
ICs
Power Management and Power Control ICs
Smart Load Switches
Analog Switches and Multiplexers
Film Resistors
Metal Film Resistors
Thin Film Resistors
Thick Film Resistors
Power Thick Film Resistors
Metal Oxide Film Resistors
Carbon Film Resistors
Wirewound Resistors
Vitreous, Cemented, and Housed Resistors
Braking and Neutral Grounding Resistors
Custom Load Banks
Crowbar and Steel Blade Resistors
Power Metal Strip® Resistors
Battery Management Shunts
Thermo Fuses
Chip Fuses
Pyrotechnic Initiators/Igniters
Variable Resistors
Cermet Variable Resistors
Wirewound Variable Resistors
Conductive Plastic Variable Resistors
Contactless Potentiometers
Hall Effect Position Sensors
Precision Magnetic Encoders
Networks/Arrays
Non-Linear Resistors
NTC Thermistors
PTC Thermistors
Varistors
Magnetics
Inductors
Wireless Charging Coils
Transformers
Connectors
Diodes Segment
Rectifiers
Schottky Rectifiers
Ultrafast Recovery Rectifiers
Standard and Fast Recovery Rectifiers
High-Power Rectifiers/Diodes
Bridge Rectifiers
Small-Signal Diodes
Schottky and Switching Diodes
Zener Diodes
Tuner/Capacitance Diodes
Bandswitching Diodes
RF PIN Diodes
Protection Diodes
TVS Diodes or TRANSZORB® (unidirectional,
bidirectional)
ESD Protection Diodes (including arrays)
Thyristors/SCRs
Phase-Control Thyristors
Fast Thyristors
Power Modules
Input Modules (diodes and thyristors)
Output and Switching Modules (contain MOSFETs, IGBTs, and diodes)
Custom Modules
Optoelectronic Components Segment
Infrared Emitters and Detectors
Optical Sensors
Infrared Receivers
Optocouplers
Phototransistor, Photodarlington
Linear
Phototriac
High-Speed
IGBT and MOSFET Driver
Solid-State Relays
LEDs and 7-Segment Displays
Infrared Data Transceiver Modules
Custom Products
Capacitors Segment
Tantalum Capacitors
Molded Chip Tantalum Capacitors
Coated Chip Tantalum Capacitors
Solid Through-Hole Tantalum Capacitors
Wet Tantalum Capacitors
Ceramic Capacitors
Multilayer Chip Capacitors
Disc Capacitors
Film Capacitors
Power Capacitors
Heavy-Current Capacitors
Aluminum Capacitors
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